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Last Temple
Last Temple is a place to worship An Nghia Dai Vuong Nguyen Che Nghia - a famous general of the Tran Dynasty, a son of Hoi Xuyen village, Gia Loc district, Hai Duong province (formerly Coi Xuyen commune, Truong Tan district, Hong Chau road). ). He was born into a famous family. Since childhood, he had extraordinary health, was good at riding horses, used long spears, was proficient in astronomy and war, and loved to recite poems and write poetry. Thanks to his intelligence and talent, and at a time when the Tran Dynasty needed talented people, he was drafted into the army under Pham Ngu Lao and participated in battles against the Yuan army and at the Chi Lang pass. Going into battle, he rode a horse and carried a spear into the midst of the enemy's army, winning every battle... When the enemy was defeated, he was appointed as a great general of Khong Bac, with the title Nghia Xuyen Cong. Nguyen Che Nghia was recognized as having a loyal, straightforward personality, not afraid of hardship, so he was considered a loyal and talented general of the Tran Dynasty. King Anh Tong loved him and married his beloved daughter, Princess Ngoc Hoa. When he was old, he returned to rest in his hometown of Hoi Xuyen. Currently, within the Cuoi Temple relic complex, there is also La Khoi pagoda, a teaching school (where An Nghia Dai Vuong Nguyen Che Nghia trained martial arts and banditry for soldiers), an astrology pond (where he watched astronomy to weather prediction only for people doing business) and the tomb area. The existence to this day of these relics is a rare and proud thing for the Cua village people. The mausoleum of Princess Nguyet Hoa (the saint's wife), the mausoleum of Cong Sung Phuc (the saint's son) and the mausoleum of Phat Tich (the saint's parents) are made of stone built in the style of a dragon court, surrounded by stone walls, to this day. dating back hundreds of years. As for the Saint's mausoleum, located in the north of the village on a high hill, the 2-acre-wide "white elephant sucks water" built of bricks from the Tran dynasty is still intact. In front of the mausoleum, there is a gate with a marigold symbol on it, on both sides of the entrance there are dragons, and behind the mausoleum there is a white elephant. In the mausoleum there is a stone stele engraved with Chinese characters. Roughly translated: The tomb of a mandarin who entered the inner city, a Thai lieutenant, a lieutenant of the Tran dynasty, a deity named Nguyen, named Che Nghia, a villager and princess Nguyet Hoa who were ordained as emperors... History has gone back a long way, but with 31 ordinations in 300 consecutive years (21 ordinations in the Le dynasty, 2 ordinations in the Tay Son dynasty, 8 ordinations in the Nguyen dynasty), the people of Coi Xuyen are always proud of their homeland's hero. Cuoi Temple Festival takes place for 3 days, from 26 to 28 of the 8th lunar month, originating from the death anniversary of General Nguyen Che Nghia (August 27). Even though more than 600 years have passed and many ups and downs of history have passed, both the ceremony and the festival at Cuoi Temple still retain their own unique features. Source Electronic information portal of Gia Loc district, Hai Duong province.
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Quat Temple
Quat Temple is a place to worship the famous general Yet Kieu, First Admiral of the Thanh Tran dynasty's navy. Yet Kieu's real name is Pham Huu The (1242-1301), from Ha Bi village, Yet Kieu commune. He was a famous general of the Tran Dynasty, talented and virtuous. He was a lieutenant general, one of the two generals holding the moderation flag of Hung Dao Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan. He had a special talent for swimming and diving. He repeatedly punctured the Mongol enemy's boats, creating famous victories in history. He was a man of great merit. Helped the Tran Dynasty destroy the Yuan army three times in the 13th century. He was awarded the title "Tran dynasty right general, first naval commander, marquis" by King Tran. After his death, King Tran ordained Ha Bi villagers to build a temple and honor him as the village's Tutelary God. Yet Kieu also has temples and shrines established in many places, but the largest is still Quat temple. Quat temple area has existed for more than 700 years. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the temple was spaciously embellished and repaired many times during the Nguyen Dynasty with a campus of 2,700 m2. Quat Temple relic area was ranked as a national relic on January 28, 1989. In 2017, Hai Duong province completed the renovation and repair of this temple. The temple has been renovated in 3 phases with a total cost of tens of billions of dong from contributions from tourists and local people. Quat Temple Festival takes place in Spring (from January 10 to 20), Fall (from August 14 to 16 of the lunar calendar). On this occasion, local people and visitors return to the Ha Bi river area to pay their respects to Thanh Hoang Yet Kieu. On October 1, Gia Loc district, Hai Duong held a ceremony to receive the Certificate of registration of Quat Temple Festival as a national intangible cultural heritage and organized the opening ceremony of the traditional Autumn festival of Quat Temple. Source: Electronic information portal of Gia Loc district, Hai Duong province.
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Ngoc Lo Pagoda - Linh My Tu
The pagoda's literal name is Linh My Tu, located in Ngoc Lo village, Tan Viet commune, Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province. The temple worships Buddha according to the Mahayana sect. It is unclear when the pagoda was built, on a large scale with all the following items: Upper hall, incense burning, front hall, three gates. Through time and war, the pagoda was destroyed, then restored many times in 1781, 1797, 1817, 1826, 1908, 1912. The current pagoda has a 工 Cong style layout with 13 compartments, bearing architectural imprint of the Nguyen Dynasty. The pagoda currently preserves many valuable antiques, including 11 steles and 25 statues. Every year, the pagoda opens a festival on the 17th day of the 7th lunar month. The pagoda is ranked as a national monument according to Decision 04/Decision - Ministry of Culture and Sports - dated January 19, 2001. Source Electronic information portal of Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province.
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Tu Ha Temple
Tu Ha Temple is located in Phuc Gioi village (formerly Thanh Binh commune), now Thanh Quang commune. The temple worships three village tutelary gods: Dang Chan, Trinh Thi Khang and Dang Tri, who helped King Dinh Tien Hoang quell the rebellion of 12 warlords in the 10th century. Not only does it carry spiritual cultural values, the temple is also a place The leaders of the Provincial Party Committee chose it as a base for living, meeting, and leading the people in the province to fight against the French colonialists in the period 1946 - 1954. Here, in November 1951, the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee and The Resistance Committee of Hai Duong province had a meeting to discuss plans with the main force, deciding to attack Xuan Neo and O Me (Tu Ky), opening a new situation for the resistance war against the French in Hai Duong. Currently, Tu Ha Temple still preserves many antiques and worship objects of the Le and Nguyen dynasties, typically 8 ordinations of the Nguyen dynasties in 1887, 1889, 1909, 1911 and 1924; three statues of the Holy Father, Holy Mother and Holy Son painted in red and gilded, 2 scrolls decorated with stylized flowers and leaves, 1 stone throne of the Le Dynasty, 2 steles of the Nguyen Dynasty... With great historical and cultural values , Tu Ha Temple has been ranked as a national historical and cultural relic since 2001. Source Electronic information portal of Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province.
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Loi Dong Temple
Dinh Loi Dong Cultural and Historical Relic, Tan An Commune, Thanh Ha District, Hai Duong Province, was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, now the Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism, as a Cultural Historical Relic in 1994. worshiping 3 famous people: General Yet Kieu, outstanding farmer hero Nguyen Huu Cau of the 18th century and Dr. Nguyen Nhu Ngu. Every year on the 12th and 13th day of the third lunar month. Tan An Commune People's Committee, Monument Management Board, officials and people in the commune organized an incense offering ceremony to commemorate the merits of three famous people who have contributed to the country and people and aroused cultural values. traditions of Tan An hometown. Electronic information portal of Tan An commune, Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province.
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Ngoc Hoa Temple
Ngoc Hoa Temple is located in the center of Van Tao village, Thanh An commune, the temple sits on a beautiful land, the gate faces south, its back leans against the flow of the Rang river. In the 9th year of Khai Dinh, it was recorded: The edict for Van Tao commune to serve, conferred on Ngoc Hoa as an upright and gentle deity, helping the country protect the people, allowing the villagers to serve the god. In February 1994, the temple was awarded the title of national historical relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information. In memory of the beautiful and beautiful girl Ngoc Hoa, who had a loyal love for her husband, Pham Tai. Every year, on the 4th to 6th day of the second lunar month, the locality organizes a traditional Festival with many exciting activities, imbued with unique spiritual cultural values. Ngoc Hoa Temple has been in Van Tao village for hundreds of years. At first it was just a temple, then people from all over contributed their resources to gradually renovate and upgrade it. With the help of the culture and information industry and the efforts of the people of Thanh An commune and even those living far from home, the temple has now become one of the most beautiful relics in the area. area. The temple has an area of 3,640 square meters. Outside is a nearly 1,000 square meter park with many giant trees creating a beautiful, spacious landscape. The temple's lake area has an area of 3,490 square meters, creating a quiet and peaceful space. The temple has a complex of many beautiful architectural houses, with terraces, left vu, right vu and harem. In addition to a number of stele engraved with Chinese characters erected at the temple gate and around the garden, there are also a number of unidentified tombs on the grounds. In 1980, people excavated an ancient tomb and discovered the remains of a girl wrapped in many layers of cloth. At that time, the museum had not yet determined the origin of the remains. The outer space of Ngoc Hoa temple has beautiful architecture, curved roofs, and columns built on stone slabs. The harem part is like a large hut, with two doors only about the height of a person's head. Ngoc Hoa statue is placed in the middle of the high altar. The statue is not large, about 60 centimeters high, but is carved quite delicately: round face, bright eyes, high nose, rosy cheeks exude the glitter, dignity and elegance of a beautiful woman in the countryside. According to the temple caretaker, the statue has been around for a long time, no one remembers its origin. Ngoc Hoa Temple and Ngoc Hoa Temple Festival with sacred rituals of reverence, a devotion to honoring traditional values, recognizing the merits of General Tran Cong for fighting the enemy and defending the country; At the same time, upholding the moral values of fidelity and virtue that need to be embellished and preserved. Source Electronic information portal of Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province.
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Ca Pagoda
Ca Pagoda in Tan An commune (Thanh Ha) was recognized as a national historical, cultural, architectural and artistic relic in 1994. It also preserves many precious antiques. Ca Pagoda's literal name is Dai Tu Kham Thien Tu. According to history books, the pagoda was built during the Later Le Dynasty and restored on a large scale in 1881. Ca Pagoda worships King Ly Nhan Tong. Legend has it that King Ly Nhan Tong once stationed a garrison here to fight the enemy. The pagoda also worships Buddha Emperor Tran Nhan Tong, whom the people here respect as a Saint. Therefore, Ca Pagoda has two functions: both a temple and a pagoda. The pagoda has a nail-shaped architecture including 5 front halls 21 m long, 7.5 m wide and 3 back halls 10.9 m long, 8.5 m wide. The difference of Ca Pagoda is that the front altar has temple-like architecture, soaring corners, and dragon-shaped reliefs delicately carved by the skillful hands of ancient artisans... Every year on October 30 and November 1 of the lunar calendar, Tan An commune holds an incense offering ceremony to commemorate Buddha Emperor Tran Nhan Tong and King Ly Nhan Tong, praying for favorable weather, favorable production, and a prosperous life. People's lives are increasingly prosperous. On these days, many people who are far from home also come to temples. Since being ranked as a national historical cultural, architectural and artistic relic, the pagoda has been restored and renovated at a cost of more than 2 billion VND. This amount of money is contributed by the people here and tourists from all over. People have contributed thousands of work days to repair and build construction items within the temple grounds. Up to now, the relic site has become more spacious but still retains its sacred and ancient soul. The pagoda now has a three-entrance building and restored a number of statues and worship objects. In the temple yard, many ornamental plants and flowers are placed, creating a quiet, fresh space that attracts tourists. Ca Pagoda also preserves many precious antiques. The person who was instrumental in building and restoring some items of the pagoda is monk Thich Quang Nghiem, currently the abbot of the pagoda. Previously, the pagoda did not have an official abbot but was assigned to the local management. In 2012, Master Thich Quang Nghiem took over the temple, and there were still many abandoned places on the campus. After taking over, monk Quang Nghiem classified each antique and carefully preserved it. The pagoda still retains the nearly 2.7 m high Amitabha Buddha statue (not including the pedestal and lotus). This is one of the largest ancient wooden statues in the country. The statue was built during the Nguyen Dynasty, joined together by pieces of wood, so at first glance it is difficult to recognize the joints. Buddha statue in meditating position on lotus. Although it has been around for a long time, the paint and jackfruit wood material are still durable over time, showing no signs of rot. This place also preserves a 5-storey stone tower right in front of the street. The two upper floors of the stone tower are curved in the shape of apricot blossoms, the four corners are curved in the shape of a dragon's head, and on the top of the tower is a sepal placed on blooming lotus petals. This is also a rare ancient stone tower that few pagodas have. According to the village elders, the stone tower is where the relics of Buddha Emperor Tran Nhan Tong are placed. In the temple grounds, there are also many tomb towers of abbots over many generations, carved with elaborate lines. The pagoda also has 5 valuable stone steles, dating from 1874-1933, recording traces of each historical period in Chinese. Next to the pagoda's well is a pair of stone crocodiles from the 17th century, carved by ancient artisans with exquisite lines. The pagoda still preserves 11 ordinations from the Le and Nguyen dynasties and a bronze bell 1.2 m high and 56 cm in diameter. On the bell are engraved hymns praising the beautiful scenery of the pagoda and the meritorious person who cast the bell. Source Electronic information portal of Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province.
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Bach Hao Pagoda
Hao Xa Pagoda or Hao Pagoda (called in Sino-Vietnamese, Bach Hao ancient Zen pagoda), in Hao Xa village, Thanh Xa commune, Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province; was built during the Ly Dynasty. This pagoda has a charming river landscape, with many unique features of the Red River Delta, and was ranked as a national historical relic in 1993 and 2015; Hao Xa pagoda festival is a national intangible cultural heritage. Hao Xa village, Thanh Xa commune, Thanh Ha district is located on a narrow strip of land along Cua Chua river - a branch of the Huong river. The land of the village resembles the shape of a phoenix with its wings spread. Hao Xa Pagoda is located on the head of a bird with a white plume, so its name is Bach Hao, meaning Bach Hao Pagoda. Local people call it Hao Pagoda for short According to genealogical records, the pagoda was built in 1011 during the reign of King Ly Thai To. At first, people in the area built a pagoda called Hao Pagoda with a scale of three compartments, mainly made of bamboo thatch and covered with palm leaves to worship Buddha. Later, through dynasties, the pagoda was rebuilt and expanded to worship Buddha, King Tran Nhan Tong, village tutelary god and abbots. According to genealogical records and related documents, in the Tran dynasty, in Ha Hao site (in the Later Le dynasty, Ha Hao site was changed to Hao Xa village, in Huong Dai commune, Binh Ha district, Thanh Ha district, Nam Sach district; Since 1956, Hao Xa is a village of Thanh Xa commune, Thanh Ha district) where Mr. Nguyen Danh Doan and Mrs. Pham Thi Phuong gave birth to two sons named Nguyen Danh Nguyen and Nguyen Danh Quang. The two brothers Nguyen and Quang are very good at studying martial arts. Growing up, the two brothers became close friends with Ly Dinh Khue, a classmate and fellow villager. When taking the exam, all three of them passed high and were appointed scholars by the king, specializing in teaching in the palace. When the Mongol invaders brought troops to invade our country, the three men followed King Tran Nhan Tong and Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan to fight the enemy in Pha Lai, Van Kiep. When the enemy was defeated, the king was full of praise. The stone stele also recorded the king's words: "Since the day the war broke out in our country, Tam Cong has diligently cultivated himself day and night to find a way to save the country and the people." On January 6, 1293, Dieu Ngu Dau Da Tran Nhan Tong traveled in early spring and preached scriptures by water. Arriving at Ha Hao site, three lay people organized a boat racing festival with the villagers to welcome the first founder of the Truc Lam Zen sect. Seeing the charming river landscape, the Emperor ordered the pagoda to be rebuilt, expanded, and renamed Bach Hao pagoda. He made a horizontal parallel-panel board, built a lotus-shaped stone altar to worship Buddha, and handed it over to him. The three men stayed to practice at the temple. A few years later, three lay people were summoned by Duc Dieu Ngu to Yen Tu to practice and then "transformed" here one by one. Remembering his father's contributions to helping the people and the country, the King of the Tran Dynasty gave gold and silver to the villagers of Ha Hao to set up a temple and ordained him as a tutelary god, engraved with the great title "General Hao shines". Nguyen Danh Quang was ordained as Pha Lai layperson, Nguyen Danh Nguyen as Pha Ho layperson, Ly Dinh Khue as Pha Te layperson. Three lay people are worshiped at the pagoda and are revered as the first three monks of the pagoda. Every year, on the 4th - 6th day of the first lunar month, Hoa villagers hold ceremonies and festivals (boat racing...) to this day. In the 1540s, during the Mac Dynasty, deputy monk Tran Nhu Thua donated money to rebuild the pagoda with 60 large and small compartments in the style of foreign internal works. Later, due to natural erosion, storms and floods as well as the wars of the Le, Mac and Nguyen dynasties, the pagoda was also repaired, but not much of the ancient architecture was retained. Venerable Thich Gia Hue abbot at the temple from 1954 until his death... In the late 90s and early 2000s, monks, nuns, Zen monks lived at the pagoda, Buddhists and people renovated the pagoda; The bell tower and the Three Jewels of the pagoda were built spaciously. Through time and many wars, up to now, too few unique features and antiques have been retained. The current pagoda includes a 5-compartment front hall, 2-compartment harem, and 3-compartment Ancestral House; The front street is built in the style of stacking lotus lines; The rafters all have carvings of flowers and leaves, with bamboo turning into dragons. At the end of the 19th century, Bai Say insurgents took Hao Pagoda as their base. During the Vietnam - France war, Hao pagoda was the place where the first party cell of Binh Ha commune (formerly Binh Ha district) was established; where the launching ceremony of the Viet Minh Front in Thanh Ha district was witnessed; base of operations of cadres in some neighboring communes and many revolutionary soldiers; where a number of district agencies stand, where the communication station between the district and Ha Dong area is located and where the resistance war is carried out with the bell tower having to be removed. The temple's abbot, Ngo Van Nhan, admitted to the Communist Party of Vietnam, one of the first party members in Hao village. Source Electronic information portal of Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province.
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Minh Khanh Pagoda
Minh Khanh Pagoda (Huong Dai Pagoda, Perfume Pagoda) is located in Binh Ha village, Thanh Ha town, Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province; belongs to the Northern sect, worshiping Buddha and King Tran Nhan Tong; was a national historical and cultural relic in 1990. Minh Khanh Pagoda was built during the Ly - Tran dynasties, and was restored many times in the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. In 1992, abbot Thich Dam organized a major restoration of the pagoda and built three entrance gates. Currently, Minh Khanh Pagoda has a campus of more than 1 hectare, inside also preserving a system of Buddha statues, ancient tower gardens and precious relics: preserving over 200 antiques such as statues, towers, stele, stone pillars, wells. water...; 13 ordinations of the Le and Nguyen dynasties (Vinh Khanh, Canh Hung, Gia Long, Minh Mang, Thieu Tri, Tu Duc, Dong Khanh, Duy Tan, Khai Dinh...) and the Governor-General's relic ranking decree Indochina in 1925. In the main hall, the pagoda still preserves 9 pearl relics that are said to belong to Truc Lam's first patriarch Tran Nhan Tong and his blood-flowing tower. Minh Khanh Pagoda Festival lasts for 3 consecutive days, the main festival is held on November 1 of the lunar calendar every year, commemorating the day King Tran Nhan Tong passed away on Yen Tu Mountain. The ceremony includes a colorful procession, a five-fruit tray procession, a rustic ceremony, and a sacrificial ceremony. The festival includes games: human chess, water puppetry, rowing, five-fruit tray contest, rice cake making contest... Source Electronic information portal of Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province.
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Dong Neo Pagoda
Dong Neo Pagoda is located in Egypt Thuong village, Tien Tien commune, Hai Duong city, Hai Duong province. Built in 1699, the temple is more than 300 years old. This is an ancient temple that was ranked as a Cultural and Historical Relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information on December 31, 1997. The pagoda was built according to the architecture: "Noi Cong foreign", Con Son house is convenient, ancient architecture, sophisticated and unique patterns are typical architecture of the Later Le period. The Three Jewels temple was built according to Dinh architecture has 7 front halls and 3 back halls. The materials used to build the pagoda are ancient Bat Trang brick walls and pillars, and at the 4 corners of the roof are four curved roofs carved with dragon heads The pagoda was built with a typical architecture of the Later Le period, following the style of "stacked beams" and "upper beams and lower beams". The load-bearing system includes 2 rows of ironwood columns, 0.40m in diameter placed on the foot of a rock. The traditional ruong-trap architecture has created a lot of background space for folk wood carving art in all details: the left head, the horizontal sandal, the trap body, and the mesmerizing paintings. , armpits, dragons, hammock doors... showing decorative themes: Dragon - phoenix in incarnation art style: mascots always transform into birds, flowers, and natural scenery. Van Van Vu, contributing to complement the architecture, at the same time enhancing the aesthetic value, enhancing the majesty and solemnity of the place where the gods sit - a characteristic of architectural thinking in the Northern Delta: natural and life is always the main theme for all artistic creations, especially the art of building religious architectural works. In the Three Jewels temple, there is also an extremely valuable Buddha statue dating from the Later Le period. The arrangement of worship statues is typical of northern pagodas and the combination of the view of the Three Religions of the same origin, including 3 Buddhas of the Tam The, the three Western Saints, the statue of the Buddha with a flower crown, the statue of Maitreya, and the statue of the Jade Emperor. Emperor and Nam Cao Bac Dau, Kowloon court. The altar objects in the temple are all made of wood and intricately carved. In the pagoda, there are exquisitely carved parallel-verse panels such as: the great title "Hien Ung Linh", the great title "Tue Nhat Vien Dung"... dating back to the Nguyen Dynasty. In particular, the pagoda also preserves more than 100 jackfruit wood engravings including the Shurangama Sutra and the Vien Giac Sutra. Behind the pagoda are 3 compartments of the Patriarch's house, newly restored. Previously, during the resistance war against the French, the To house was built in the shape of the letter Nhi, but the 7 front halls were dismantled to serve the resistance. Currently, the Patriarch's house still worships statues of Bodhidharma and the Patriarchs who once lived at the temple, all of which are ancient statues and unique sculptures. In addition, the pagoda also has many precious antiques that have been preserved for many generations such as: Water storage stone system during the reign of King Le Hy Tong in the 23rd year of Chinh Hoa, the year of Nham Ngo (1702). This ancient stone was donated by a Nguyen family who was a mandarin in the Le Dynasty. The pagoda has an ancient bell that rings every day at dawn and dusk, but few people know that the bell was cast in the Later Le Dynasty, Chinh Hoa's 21st year, which is 1700. For more than 300 years, the pagoda bell has always been heard. close to the villagers as well as the children living far away from home. Besides, the pagoda also preserves ancient stone stele: - Dong Neo Thap stone stele, 4 sides engraved with words dating from 1679. - Linh Ung stone stele in 1895. - Later Buddha stone stele signed in the fifth year of Duy Tan (1911) - In front of the bell tower there is a stone incense stick 1.2m high, with 4 sides 0.18m wide with the inscription: Le Dynasty Chinh Hoa, two decades, Ky Mao phi Viet Cat Nhat (meaning 20 years Chinh Hoa in 1699). In addition to stone and bronze treasures, the pagoda also has an ancient garden like towers - Minh Quang Tower is built of 3-storey bricks, the tower stele reads: Tu Duc Twenties - the first year of Tu Duc (1864), is the tower worshiping Venerable Thich Chieu Khuong. - Thien Quan Tower is a 3-storey brick stupa built during the reign of King Minh Menh in 1827. - Pha Dong Minh Tower was built during the Nguyen Dynasty to worship 3 monks: Pho Chieu, Pho Hieu, Pho Nghiem. - The most valuable tower is Tinh Minh stone tower with 3 floors built in the year of the Rooster, this is the tower worshiping Venerable Thich Tuong Tuong. On the tower there are a couple of parallel sentences: Honor the pure career of setting the forest platform, Overturning the positive force into a device" Venerable Thich Chieu Khuong was born in the year Mau Tuat (1778) in the 39th year of Canh Hung, from Sieu Loai village - Thuan An district, Kinh Bac town (now Thuan Thanh, Bac Ninh.) His mother was Nguyen Thi Dam in East Village. In the 3rd year of Canh Thinh's reign (1796), the Venerable and 18 people went to Khanh Quang Pagoda of the Truc Lam Yen Tu Lam Te Zen sect outside to perform the ordination ceremony. The Venerable is the 9th generation grandson of Zen Master Chuyet Chuyet. The Venerable is an intelligent man, no different from an enlightened Patriarch, fasting and following the Buddha's teachings. In the first year of Bao Hung's reign (1801), the Venerable received full ordination. After that, the Venerable returned to Dong Neo pagoda to be the abbot. The monk repaired the upper palace, renewed the Buddha statue, and built a house for the monks to live in. During the reign of King Tu Duc, the Venerable rebuilt the Patriarch's house and carved a statue of Bodhidharma (still worshiped at the Patriarch's house today). In the Year of the Rat - 1865, the Venerable was now 87 years old, and at the age of 64, his virtue in practice was complete. On February 15, the Venerable sat on the altar, and the Sangha bid farewell to the Venerable with boundless respect. The monk took his attendants and passed away to enter Nirvana. The crowd welcomed the Venerable's relics to enter the Buddhist temple. Every year, the Buddhist people of Dong Neo pagoda commemorate the merits of the Venerable Giac Linh for Dharma and the Nation, and organize a memorial ceremony to show gratitude and gratitude to the enlightened Patriarch. Source Electronic information portal of Tien Tien commune, Hai Duong city.
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